Delhi child rape accused arrested in Bihar

New Delhi : Amidst raging protests, the Delhi Police early Saturday arrested a 25-year-old man accused of raping a five-year-old girl in the national capital.

The accused was arrested in Chiknouta, his in-law's village, in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar.

Manoj Kumar was apprehended from Chiknouta, his in-law's village, at around 2.00 AM from here in Bihar, about 50 Kms from Patna.

Kumar had married recently and his wife had come to her parent's place two days back.

The accused, working as labourer in Delhi, is a native of Bharphua village of the district.

The accused, who had come here by a train from Delhi, was traced after tracking his mobile phone location, police sources said.

The girl, who was reported missing from April 15 evening, was rescued on April 17 morning from the ground floor of the building.

The girl is battling for life in AIIMS hospital in the national capital after she contracted infection from foreign objects inserted into her body.

A doctor said he and his colleagues had never seen such a brutal rape. They said a bottle and pieces of candle were found thrust into the private parts of the girl , a doctor who treated her before she was moved. The child went missing on Monday evening while she was playing near her home and was found on Wednesday evening, battered and bleeding in the basement.
The girl is battling for life in AIIMS hospital in the national capital after she contracted infection from foreign objects inserted into her body.